Color exhibiting device



g- 25, 1942- R. RAYMOND 2,294,131

COLOR EXHIBITIIIG DEVICE Filed July 30. 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR,

A; 5557 5/54 r/vonu ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 25, 1942 cocoa mmmrrmonnvrca Albert R. Raymond, Chicago, 111., assignor to TheSherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio,

a corporation of Ohio Application July 30, 1941, Serial No. 404,632

6 Claims. (Cl. 35-43) This invention relates to a color exhibitingdevice, and its principal object aims to provide an improved device ofthis kind with which different colors for the walls and ceiling of aroom can be displayed in such a manner that the colors are representedas having been applied to such walls and ceiling and are alsorepresented in association with furniture, drapes, or other furnishingswhich might be used in the room.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved device of thiskind in which a transparent section having room outlines and furnishingsrepresented thereon in opaque materials overlies a sheet on which colorcards may be interchangeably arranged for association with the differentroom portions and furnishings, and,

in which means is provided for locating and arranging the color cardswith respect to such room portions and furnishings and for indicatingthe sequence in which the color cards are to be arranged.

Still another object of my invention is to provide an improved colorexhibiting device of this character in which the opaque representationsof the room portions and furnishings on the transparent sheet willoverlie and conceal the meetthe portions of the adjacent color cards.

The invention maybe further briefly summarized as consisting in certainnovel combinations and arrangement of parts hereinafter described andparticularly set out in the appended claims. y

In the accompanying sheets of drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view showing a color exhibiting device of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device showing the same opened and with thecolor cards in place;

Fig. 3 is a, partial plan view of the lower sheet or back of the deviceshowing the same with the color cards removed therefrom;

Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of one of the color cards; and

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings I show mycolor exhibiting device as comprising a pair of sheets l0 and IIprovided respectively with a transparent or partially transparentsection or area l2 and a group or arrangement of color cards l3. Thesheets Ill and H are adapted to be arranged in superposed relation sothat the transparent section I! will overlie the group of color cards.The sheets may be separate sheets of relatively stiff material such ascardboard or the like, or preferably as shown in this instance, may besheets of such material connected together along a common edge I toprovide a folder of which the sheet I forms the front and the sheet Hforms the back. When the sheets are brought into superposed relation, asby closing the folder, and the transparent section I! overlies the groupof color cards l3, portions of the cards will be visible through thetransparent section and, as will be explained more in detailhereinafter, the walls, articles or furnishings represented on thetransparent section will realistically appear to be of the color of thecolor cards located thereunder.

As shown in Fig. l, the transparent section P2 of the upper sheet I mayhave a picture of a room represented thereon by means of outlines orareas l5 printed or drawn in substantially opaque coating material so asto outline or represent portions of the floor, walls, and ceiling of aroom viewed in perspective with one or more of the surfaces thereofbeing represented as lying in a plane or planes oblique to the plane ofthe picture. The transparent section l2 may also have various roomfurnishings or furniture printed or drawn thereon in perspective withsubstantially opaque coating material and arranged to appear asfurnishings or furniture being used in the room which is represented.

In the room which is represented in the exhibiting device illustrated inFig. 1, all the visible areas of the wall portions H and the floor andceiling portions 88 and IQ for which colors are to be selected are lefttransparent, and the representations of the border or molding I511, thepicture 20 and the window blinds 2!, which are also printed or drawn inopaque coating material. The furnishings and furniture represented intheroom will depend upon the particular kind of room being illustrated; inthis instance the room represented is a dining room, and the furnishingsmay include a table 22, chairs 23 and window drapes 24. Thesefurnishings may be drawn or printed more or less solidly in opaquematerials, but preferably such articles or portions thereof as mightsuitably be finished in materials and/or colors selected to conform tothe color scheme for the room as a whole are left transparent. In thecase of the chairs 23, the legs and framework, for example, may berepresented in opaque coating material, and the sections 26 representingthe upholstered chair seats may be left transparent. The arrangement ofthe coated and uncoated areas is best illustrated in Fig. 2.

The coating material used to outline or represent the room portions androom furnishings may be in various colors corresponding with or morenaturally representing, such room portions and furnishings; for example,the border section I511 and the window blinds 2| may be represented onthe transparent area with opaque white coating material outlined orsupplemented by lines drawn or printed in black or some other desiredcolor, and the solid portions of the areas representing the table andchairs may be in opaque brown or other colors correspondingappropriately with the colors usually found in furniture and may also beoutlined or supplemented by lines drawn or printed in black. The coatingmaterials may be applied to either side of the transparent section l2but are preferably applied to the back or under side thereof. Shading orlighting effects, giving the furniture or furnishings a more realisticappearance, may be produced by applying one coating material overanother so that portions of the second coating will show through at thedesired points of the first coating.

The color cards l3 may comprise a number of relatively small individualcards, each representing or exhibiting a different color or shade. Ashere shown, the cards may be rectangular and may all be of the same sizeand shape so that they can be conveniently handled and can be readilyaccommodated in a suitable file from which they can be selected asdesired. When the color cards have been appropriately arranged on thelower sheet or back ll the sheet I is folded or laid thereover so thatportions of the color cards will be visible through the remaining clearor transparent portions of the section II, and the cards, the locatingmeans provided on the sheet I I may also include instructions orindications 29 identifying the individual cards with respect to the roomportions or furnishings to which they are to supply their colors. Theseinstructions or indications 29 may consist in an identifying word orexpression such as the words floor," chair covering, drapes, or thelike, and may also include sequence designations such as first,"second," third," etc. The color cards may be connected with the sheet IIby providing the sheet with slits or openings 30 into which comerportions of the cards may be inserted for holding the cards in positionon the sheet. .As indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the color cardsmay have one or more perforations adjacent one end thereof. Theseperforations enable the color I cards to be retained in a suitablefiling device.

cards will provide the different colors desired for the room portionsand furnishings, and the device, as seen in Fig. 1, will exhibit thedifferent colors in a very realistic manner.

There are five color cards in the exhibiting device shown in thisinstance but a larger or smaller number of cards could be used. Thesecards may include a. card I311, which in this mstance is red orrose-colored and supplies the c-l-lor for the floor l8 and gives theappearance of a correspondingly colored carpet or covering on the floor.The color card 13b, which may be of a brown color, will supply the colorfor the chair coverings 26. The card 130, which is here represented asbeing blue, supplies the color for the window drapes 24. The card I311,which is represented as being green, will supply the color for the wallportions [1. The color for the celling portion [9 is supplied by thecolor card l3e, which in this instance is represented as being yellow.

It is important that the color cards I3 be properly arranged or locatedon the lower sheet or back H so that only the desired or needed portionsof the color-cards will be visible through the transparent portions ofthe section I2 and the unused portions will be covered and concealedeither by the cards themselves or by the opaque portions. It is alsoimportant that the arrangement of the cards be such that the meeting oradjoining portions of adjacent cards lie under the opaque lines ordesignations of the section I2 and be concealed thereby. To this end Iprovide the sheet II with means for arranging or locating the colorcards in proper position thereon and for placing the color cards thereonin proper sequence so that unused portions of certain cards may underliand be concealed by portions of other cards as mentioned above. As shownin Fig. 3, this locating means may include outlines 28 printed on thesheet II to correspond substantially in size and shape with the colorcards. The outlines 28 are printed on the sheet II in the samearrangement as that which the color cards are to have in the finishedgroup, and those portions of the printed outlines which representunderlying portions of the color cards are printed in dotted or brokenlines as represented at 28a.

When the display device is being prepared for use, a set of color cardsis selected to provide the colors desired for the different roomportions and furnishings, and these cards are then arranged on the sheetor back II by following the indications or designations appearing onsuch sheet. The cards selected for the furniture or furnishings may bethose which correspond with the actual colors of existing furniture orfurnishings and the cards for the floor, walls and ceiling may representarbitrary colors being investigated for use with such furniture orfurnishings. In keeping with the indications or designations of thesheet II, the card l3a for thefloor or fioor covering would be appliedfirst; and the cards corresponding with the chair coverings, drapes,walls, and ceiling would be applied in succession in the order named.The color cards can be rearranged as desired on the sheet II, or othercolor cards can be substituted until the desired color combinations havebeen selected.

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings it will nowbe readily understood that I have provided an improved color exhibitingdevice with which diiferent colors can be readily exhibited and comparedin a relative arrangement corresponding with that which would actuallyexist if the colors were used in a room and with furniture or roomfurnishings. While I have illustrated and described my improved colorexhibiting device in more or less detail, it will be understood. ofcourse, that my invention is not to be regarded as limited to theparticular details and arrangement herein disclosed, but includes suchmodifications and variations as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A device for exhibiting a picture of a room in a plurality ofselected surface finishes, said device comprising a front sheet and aback sheet adapted to be brought into superposed relation, said frontsheet having a transparent section upon which the room is depicted inperspective with substantially opaque coating material, said coatingmaterial being applied so as to leave substantially entirely uncoatedthe visible areas of surfaces for which surface finishes are to beselected, at least one of said surfaces being represented as lying in aplane oblique to the plane of the picture, and a plurality of cardholding means on said back sheet for interchangeably positioning thereonin predetermined sequence and partially overlapping relation a pluralityof selected cards having different surface appearances, said card hold-.ing means being located with respect to the un- In addi i n to theOutlines 28 f r the lor coated areas and adjacent coated areas so that,

when the selected cards are held and positioned by said card holdingmeans and said front sheet is superposed on said back sheet, saidselected cards are visible throughout, but only through, the transparentareas for which they are respectively selected.

2. A device for exhibiting a picture of a room in a plurality ofselected surface finishes, said device comprising a front sheet and aback sheet adapted to be brought into superposed relation, said frontsheet having a transparent section upon which the room isdepicted inperspective with substantially opaque coating material, said coatingmaterial being applied so as to leave substantially entirely uncoatedthe visible areas of surfaces for which surface finishes are to beselected, at least one of said surfaces being represented as'lying in aplane oblique to the plane of the picture, and a plurality of cardholdin means on said back sheet for interchangeably positioning thereonin predetermined sequence and partially overlapping relation a pluralityof selected cards having differing surface appearances, said cardholding means being located with respect to the uncoated areas andadjacent coated areas so that, when the selected cards are held andpositioned by said card holding means and said front sheet is superposedonsaid back sheet, all lines of demarcation between the finishes of theselected cards are concealed by overlying opaque coating material andthe selected cards are visible throughout, but only through, the

transparent areas for which they are respectively selected.

3. A device for exhibiting a picture of a room and its furnishings in aplurality of selected surface finishes, said device comprising a frontsheet and a back sheet adapted to be brought into superpredeterminedsequence and partially overlapping relation a plurality of selectedcards having differing surface appearances, said card holding meansbeing located with respect to the uncoated areas and adjacent coatedareas so that, when the selected cards are held and positioned by saidcard holding means and said front sheet is superposed on said backsheet, said selected cards are visible throughout, but only through, thetransparent areas for which they are respectively selected.

4. A device for exhibiting a picture of a room and its furnishings in aplurality of selected sur-' face finishes, said device comprising afront sheet.

and a back sheet adapted to be brought into superposed relation, saidfront sheet having a transparent section upon which the room andfurnishings are depicted in perspective with substantially opaquecoating material, said coating material being applied so as to leavesubstantially entirely uncoated the visible areas of surfaces for whichsurface finishes are to be selected, at least one of said finishes beingrepresented as lying in a plane oblique to the plane of the picture, anda plurality of card holding means on said back sheet for interchangeablypositioning thereon in predetermined sequence and partially overlappingrelation a plurality of selected cards having differing surfaceappearances, said card holding means being located with respect to theuncoated areas and adjacent coated areas so that, when the selectedcards are held'and positioned by said card holding means and said frontsheet is superposed on said back sheet, all lines of demarcation betweenthe finishes of the selected cards are concealed by overlying opaquecoating material and the selected cards are visible.

throughout, but only through, the transparent areas for which they arerespectively selected.

5. A device for exhibitinga picture of a room in a plurality of selectedsurface finishes, said device comprising 'a front sheet and a backsheet, adapted to bebrought into superposed relation,

said front sheet having a transparent section upon which the room isdepicted in perspective with substantially opaque coating material, saidcoating material being applied so as to leave substantially entirelyuncoated the visible areas of surfaces for which surface finishes are tobe selected, at least one of saidsurfaces being represented as lying ina plane oblique to the plane of the picture, a supply of individualcards having differing surface appearances, and a plurality of cardholding means on said back sheet for inter changeably positioningthereon in predetermined 7 sequence and partially overlapping relation aplurality of selected cards having differing surface appearances, saidcard holding means being located with respect to the uncoated areasand'adjacent coated areas so that, when the selected cards are held andpositioned by said card holding means and said front sheet is superposedon said back sheet, said selected cards are visible throughout, but onlythrough, the transparent areas for which they are respectively selected.

6. A device for exhibiting a picture of a room in a plurality ofselected surface finishes, said de-' vice comprising a front sheet and aback sheet adapted to be brought into superposed relation, said frontsheet having a transparent section upon which the room is depicted inperspective with substantially opaque coating material, said coatingmaterial being applied so as to leave substantially entirely uncoatedthe visible areas of surfaces for which surface finishes are to beselected, at least one of said surfaces being represented as lying in aplane oblique to the plane of the picture, a supply of individual cardshaving differing surface appearances, a plurality of card holding meanson said back sheet for interehangeably positioning thereon inpredetermined sequence and partially overlapping relation a plurality ofselected cards having difiering surface appearances, said card holdingmeans being located with respect to the uncoated areas and adjacentcoated areas so that, when the selected cards are held and positioned bysaid card holding means and said front sheet is superposedon said backsheet, all lines of demarcation between the finishes of the selectedcards are concealed by overlying opaquecoating material and the selectedcards are visible throughout, but only through, the transparent areasfor which they are respectively selected, and indicia on said back sheetadjacent said card holding means for indicating both the sequence inwhich the selected cards are to be applied and the portion of the roomon which the surface finish of each of the selected cards will appear.

ALBERT R. RAYMOND.

